Evening, nerds.

Chapter 3 of Bury Everyone is pretty much finished in english and just needs to be translated, a process I'm dreading for reasons that donors to the patreon will probably be aware of (for those who don't know, I redo the hand-written text for the spanish chapters based on what Gabbo tells me to write) so that's absolutely fantastic. After this one goes up I'm going to be having another little break from BE as I have some commitments to take care of outside of the comic. I want to set up a proper website before drawing anymore chapters (the longer I put it off the more work it becomes). Against my better judgement, I'm probably gonna do art fight again this year (we'll see), etc. I feel like #3 at least ends in a way that sets up the next bit of the series nicely.

That being said, I have an idea I want to try out for chapters 4, 5 and 6 whenever that comes around. I kinda don't like stopping everything to draw cover art right at the end so I've decided you can draw it.

Maybe.

I'm not sure how exactly I'm gonna go about it yet so don't go sending me your info yet, but I am considering paying other artists for cover art.

That's all for now. See you when #3 goes up.

Sup bitches.

I've finally been relieved from duty and am working on chapter 3 of Bury Everyone. I'm trying something a little different this time in terms of pre-production and I'm back to writing manuscripts instead of thumbnail sketches with dialogue that I'll inevitably stray from when I decide things need more panel space. I find this way is easier to organise my thoughts in terms of the story but the main drawback is I have no idea how long it'll be (I guess I never do though). Ch3 could be 10 pages or it could be 20+ but I've had it in my head for a while that it'll probably be around the length of or shorter than ch2. It depends how lost Epper becomes in her own thoughts. You know how she is by now.

So when can you expect ch3?

I don't know if it'll be out in March but certainly in April provided I don't have a crisis like it seems I always do while making webcomics. I have 2 completed pages and I'm drawing a third as I write this. As soon as that one is finished I'll be putting them up on Patreon. There might be another break after I finish this one. I'm planning on ch4,5,6 being a three-parter before starting a new arc which I'm REALLY looking forward to starting. I'm anticipating it being a real pain in the ass to draw. See you then I guess.

Hate is a strong word but it makes for a good title.

I bring this topic up a lot on twatter but because that site is an absolute mess and people on there headcanon real life and don't listen, I figured it would be better to post an explanation here where I can fully explain myself.

Sandy is probably most popular character despite how little I draw her, at least on twitter. I drew her in 2021 as an inside joke between me and Saltynoodles along the lines of "twitter artists will jack it to anything, I bet they'd get hard for a cockroach girl." When it actually came time to draw her, I kept adding more segments. Cockroach became Isopod and Isopod became Centipede.

I posted her and people really liked it, which was pretty funny to me at the time because it meant I was right. I like to stroke my ego and think this makes me one of the few people to successfully force a meme, even if it was restricted to an extremely niche part of the internet. One time I got commissioned to draw her in a maid outfit and it made it onto rule34.xxx. It was rated as "questionable"

As for why I don't draw her, no matter how many times I try to explain myself I see people twist it as me being "bewildered by her popularity" (despite the fact she was made to be bait). The real answer is simple.

I got tired of the joke.

That's it really. I had my fun and didn't want my notifications to be filled with "would" or "hear me out" or "zamn" or that stupid American Dragon screenshot. If you followed me around 2020/2021 during the peak of among us' popularity you know how quickly I tire of seeing the same tired old joke and I tired of this one too.

I probably will draw her again at some point but man the reaction (even if its technically positive) sucks the life out of me. I can't stand being the center of attention.

Fuck you, Sandy

Hello everyone. Bit of an update on Bury Everyone. I'll be upfront and say I haven't drawn a single page for chapter 3 yet. I've spent most of February working on commissions (two very big ones in particular) and taking breaks from art when I can. This coupled with adjusting to the new PC and crippling Terraria addiction are slowing me down for now. I realise I've kinda shot myself in the foot by finishing chapter 2 less than a month after the first but readers who have been around since the Death Clown days know I'm not great with consistency.

In terms of content it won't be very long, possibly shorter than the last one. In any case, I'm not burnt out on the series or anything, in fact I'm ready to go as soon as my schedule is freed up.

I'm terrible with release dates but assuming I get it done relatively quickly, expect something around the middle of March.

That's all. Toodles.

Hello worms.

I told you this chapter would be red!

Bury Everyone #2 is out ahead of schedule. I got up at 5am just to post it as soon as I got the spanish pages. I would've liked to sleep more and do it the following night but I have appointments to wake up for these next few days. If you've been around since Death Clown, this is the furthest into this story I've gotten so far. Most future chapters will be closer to 20 pages instead of huge beasts like ch1. The manuscript for ch3 is ready to go when I feel like drawing it.

Let's not beat around the bush any further.

Holy shit, there's BOOBS in this chapter?!

Yes.

Grow up.

Nah but seriously I think I must've caught some people off guard with this one, especially towards the end.

I'm not apologising. Not really much else to say about this one I guess. I kinda got most of the baggage out on that first chapter rant post. This one came out really quickly. What I will say is I've moved to a new pc (an actual desktop this time) and it's taking some getting used to.

Seriously though, here's one question I've been getting since Death Clown:

Can I release my own native language version of Bury Everyone?

The short answer is yes, if you're willing to handle the responsibility.

I'm already balancing 2 versions of the comic with Gabbo and we're spread pretty thin. 3 would be too much. If you have the time, patience and resources to produce a Portugese, Italian, Ugandan, Japanese, Romanian, Indonesian or Urdu version of Bury Everyone (provided you don't violate copyright), you can go right ahead with my blessing but it's your responsibility to keep it up to date.

See you in the next one then!

Hello worms.

Horrid New Year and thanks for reading the first chapter of Bury Everyone.

Firstly, I'm sure most of you have noticed a lot has changed since the Death Clown days. The old website is unfortunately down, but I'm thinking of sticking an archive up here (or somewhere) for the sake of preservation if you guys would want that, even if I think the new material is better.

Some questions you probably have:

Why the title change?

Bury Everyone used to be called "Death Clown" but partway through working on that I learned there's already a comic called "Dead Clown" from the 90s and I wanted the first result on Google. Also saves me from potential legal bullshit.

Why is Epper like that?

This is probably the main thing the old readers want to know. Epper has always been somewhat of a comfort character for me and it's been a pretty fucked up year for old Grumpy, so I've dragged her (and the rest of the series) into the depths of despair with me. I also feel the cynicism is appropriate given her line of work and it's a lot easier to write.

What the fuck is Tickles?

Part of the problem I was having with Death Clown towards the end was I found it boring and unsatisfying to draw. The reason Tickles is a grotesque mass of flesh now is because it was the kind of thing I would doodle in my high school work books when I was bored. Drawing him now is almost like meditation for me. Entrails helps me de-stress I guess. As for why he's grafted to Epper, that was actually an idea I had for later on in DC and brought forward.

Why so long?

Ironically, to make it easier to get through. One of the missteps I feel with the Sore arc of DC was its length and how broken up it was as an opener. I figure one big long chapter is an easier read than 10 short ones, but that may have been undone by the limitations of Newgrounds only allowing a certain number of pages (not a big deal). It'll make sense when its all been compiled on a new site.

Where is Crust

He's within us all.

Why so edgy?

In May of 2023 I had a traumatic experience at my last job.

I swear all of what you're about to read is true. You might want to skip this part.

While I was waiting to get on the bus home, the driver told me a passenger was having heart problems and tasked me with getting an AED from inside (literally 50 meters away). With very little time, I did what I was I told. Touching that thing was like opening Pandora's Box. The very first thing I heard when I grabbed it was "put that back."

Not "what do you need that for? Do you know how to use that thing?" but "put that back."

At this point a crowd is gathering, including one store manager who comes to the front and attempts to gaslight me into thinking the person having a heart attack is in her store. I end up being told to stay where I am for 10 - 15 minutes and wait for security, who puts it back in its box and tells me it's not allowed to leave the building.

I have no idea if the passenger survived. It still makes me lightheaded.

I've made it no secret that I have very little faith in humanity, even before this experience, but I had no idea how disgusting regular people (not the rich and powerful) could truly be up until that day. It was like watching the curated image that every person on Earth sets up for themselves shatter right in front of me. Like I could suddenly see right through all 8 billion of them, expecting to find a rotten soul, but instead finding nothing.

I started working on Bury Everyone in June.

One of the main things I was worried about in writing for BE was that people would pick up on the misanthropy and nihilism and dismiss it as edgelord "we live in a society/we are the virus" wank. I considered toning it down a few times but ultimately decided against it. I've always believed that it's better for art to be genuine than to try and please everyone. This story will be ugly and a lot of people won't like it for that fact, but it's mine.

Things to improve:

• Inconsistent art: This is the main one. If I could go back and do the chapter again I would try to do it faster. The 6 months I spent working on it lead to inconsistencies in the art as I was still learning new techniques/brushes as I was working on it. The first few pages are especially weird since many of the panels were recycled from test pages I did back in March, which are now nearly a year old. Most of this is a consequence of the chapter's length.

• Sprout design: The choice to make Sprouts less humanoid and more grotesque was intentional and more fitting tonally, but I feel Scab's design made him difficult to convey in action scenes.

• Pacing: I feel like the second act moved way too fast. Maybe it works to convey the panic, but I also kinda don't like drawing action (unless Voca is involved). I could still be burnt out after DC. Future chapters will most likely be more measured.

• Thumbnailing: I have a bad habit of not sticking to my thumbnail sketches and dedicating more or less panel space to certain moments when it comes time to actually draw them. Because of this I had no idea how long the chapter would actually be until it was over, only that it would be around 70 pages (it ended up being 87). It's probably something I should have down during drafting to save myself from stressing.

• CSP comic templates: They're very limiting. Actually drawing the panel frames myself instead of using a tool could allow for more freedom and better composition, but could result in growing pains as I get used to it.

• Blue: I'm sick of it. Next chapter is gonna be red.

Well that's it! I've got some patreon rewards to draw now. See you in the next one!

I figured I might as well have some kind of indicator of progress for people who read/liked the series but aren't members of my patreon. I feel like the occasional WIP panel isn't really a good metric, so I'm gonna update this thing weekly. It's more just for old readers so feel free to ignore if you don't know/care.

The Resurrection

I'm rebooting my series Death Clown, which I started to take my mind off university after my course was shut down due to staff disorganisation in 2019. I became disillusioned with the series around chapter 9. It was taking too long to update, certain life events kept getting in the way and I wasn't a fan of the early chapters and pacing. I kept thinking I could do better. After chapter 10 I decided not to continue. Unfortunately I suck at keeping promises.

The rewrite I'm working on is effectively a more condensed version of chapters 1 - 10 of the old series with a few changes in regards to events/characterisation/design. It's taking a long time but so far I'm enjoying this more. Some of the changes include:

• More focus the world.
• More focus on Epper's character and job.
• Making the sprouts more grotesque.
• Saving certain characters for later. Seriously, please don't ask me when X character is coming back. Just because I'm easier to reach than Toby Fox doesn't mean I'm going to tell you what's going to happen in future chapters. Believe it or not, creators like to keep secrets. PLEASE have patience (yes this is something I have to deal with).
• A surprise.

I hope my old readers understand my reasoning and will return for the new series. I think it's gonna be good. Even if it takes a while. Here's the part you came here for.

Keep in mind the speed/consistency of updates depends on my circumstances that week including:

• employment/commissions/other obligations
• How demanding that weeks pages are
• Whether I'm burnt out or channeling the Gods
• Sometimes I just want a break

Progress

March - October 2023:

• 70 page outline completed in March
• Future drafts have gone up to 80 - 90 pages
• Scrapped 2 "finished" versions between March and June while experimenting with brushes and workflow.
• Began v3 on 24/06/2023 reusing some from v2 that still looked okay. Garbage Girl ended up becoming the first completed page of v3.
• 38 completed pages as of 12/10/2023.

15/10/2023:

• 4 pages completed, bringing total to 39. Started on a 5th.
• Tickles is a fucking bitch to draw.

22/10/2023:

• 2 pages completed, bringing total to 41.
• Editing pre-existing pages for Newgrounds release.

29/10/2023:

• 2 pages completed, bringing total to 43.
• "Newgrounds" edits completed.
• Not really feeling it this week.
• Patrons are in for a bit of a nasty surprise.

05/11/2023:

• 3 pages completed, bringing total to 46.
• 30 page preview of chapter 1 uploaded to NG on 31/10/2023 (AEST) and got frontpaged (thank you!!!)
• said 30 pages are being translated to Spanish.

12/11/2023:

• 6 pages completed (WOO), bringing total to 52.
• Spanish translation of pages 1 - 30 completed by @gabbo_sketches

19/11/2023:

• 3 pages completed, bringing total to 55.
• Considering posting another preview when I reach 60 - 70 pages (however long that takes)
• Changed title to Bury Everyone (there's already a comic called Dead Clown which I feel is too close). "Death Clown" will be the title of Chapter 1.

26/11/2023:

• 3 pages completed, bringing total to 58
• I FUCKING HATE CROWD SHOTS
• Going to be slowing down after this week due to eye problems (losing vision in my left. Possibly an infection). Seeing a doctor on Wednesday.

03/12/2023:

• 2 pages completed, bringing total to 60. Started on a third
• My eyes are fine meaning it's a brain/nerve issue. Turned out to be Optic Neuritis

10/12/2023:

• 4 pages completed, bringing total to 64.
• THIRD ACT BABY!!

17/12/2023:

• 5 pages completed, bringing total to 69

24/12/2023:

• 10 pages completed, bringing total to 79

31/12/2023:

• Chapter 1 completed with 87 total pages (including prologue and cover)
• I better get on those rewards

Next update 07/01/2024

I know some people already saw it on my Garbage Girl post, but I'm planning on putting something Death Clown related up for Halloween. I was originally planning the whole chapter but It doesn't look like that's happening. It's currently 36 pages and it's most likely going to end up being 60+ so unless the webcomic gods smile upon me rebooting my series, it doesn't look like it'll be finished by the end of the month.

Regardless of what state the chapter is in, I'll be putting the first 24 pages up on the 31st of October.

See you then!

I'm rebooting the comic and working on another video. No idea when they'll be done, but I'm feeling pretty good about both right now. We'll see how it goes. Let's see what I've learned I guess.

Sorry for the lack of concrete updates/news on chapter 11. I’ve been in kind of an abusive relationship with Death Clown these last few months. The project has become extremely taxing on my mental health but for some reason I can’t stop myself going back to it. I love these characters and want to tell their stories but the longer I work on it the more it becomes clear that I’m not prepared for such a project. My consistent failure to come out with content I’m satisfied with has deteriorated to the point of monthly episodes of impulsive behaviour and derealisation. As of writing this, I am thoroughly burnt out on drawing webcomics.

3 month gaps between chapters

For some reason regardless of length, whether it be 17 pages or 40, new chapters always take anywhere between 2 - 4 months to complete. The fact they’ve consistently taken this long to to release despite the different circumstances surrounding each chapter’s development is really fucking frustrating. I don’t know how it manages to almost always take 3 months. It feels like a sick joke.

Failed experiments

I’ve changed so much about my process in an effort to make working on it smoother, especially since the start of this year, but every attempt so far has either made things less efficient or ugly. In most cases both. I’ve reached a point now where I don’t know where to take my style. Whenever I look at my art, it almost feels as if it’s not mine. I used to joke that I frankensteined my art style out of things I like but I feel that’s more relevant now than ever. I know a lot of people like the “mould brush” but to me it just looks muddy and like trying to add detail where it doesn’t belong. I haven’t fully figured out how to use it.

Unsatisfied with output

The early chapters are dogshit. Obviously it’s natural for a series to improve as it goes but the fact everything that comes next is built on that foundation makes it difficult for me to appreciate the series as a whole. It will always be tainted by my inexperienced younger self and his weird art and dialogue. The obvious solution to this issue would be to start over and reboot, which I have been trying since chapter 10. Even then, part of me doesn’t want to throw away the last 3 years of work, which has prevented me from feeling joy in either version of the series.

I think I have a complex

I’ll fully concede that such a strong reaction isn't normal and is entirely up to my upbringing. Everyone knows the artist is the worst critic but I feel this goes beyond that. In any case, it's not healthy. Growing up I was only really praised for my artistic ability. Any attempt to branch out and try new things was met with apathy, and failure was met with harsh punishment. I wouldn't say I've become an adult that can't handle criticism, but the amount of criticism I give to myself is far beyond what's healthy. If you've read my recent news posts, you know what this entails.

TLDR:

Working on Death Clown is causing intense stress and any attempt to make things easier is just making it worse. For the sake of my health I have to put it to bed.

I'm sorry.